swissmiss is a design blog and studio run by Tina Roth Eisenberg, a 'swiss designer gone NYC'.

swiss weltwoche gets a new website…

I rarely put on my ‘swissmiss criticism hat’ but but the redesign of the DIE WELTWOCHE website has me stunned. (Die Weltwoche is a weekly swiss newspaper) How in the world did the Weltwoche management give a sign-off on this design? I don’t even know where to start in pointing out the flaws… It feels to me as if the developers happened to have worked off an unfinished mockup.

A company called Kircher Burkhardt created it. Looking at their portfolio, I can clearly say they are pros when it comes to editorial print design, but obviously don’t have much experience with the web. What a missed opportunity. (enter sigh here)

Dear Weltwoche, In case you are considering another redesign, I would love to help.

as a keen follower of your blog, i was thrilled to see our relaunch project being discussed here. i agree with some of your criticism – we have to work on the upper third of the homepage and rethink the placement of the ads – but overall, i think that your post is unfair and doesn’t do justice to the new design. i recommend to have a 2nd look.

Weltwoche is a right wing, often racist or chauvinist newspaper which spreads dubious anti-government propaganda. No serious designer would want to work for Weltwoche and ruin his/her reputation. It’s like working for Rush Limbaugh!

Weltwoche is a right wing, often racist or chauvinist newspaper which spreads dubious anti-government propaganda. No serious designer would want to work for Weltwoche and ruin his/her reputation. It’s like working for Rush Limbaugh!